From
Hindu Boy
New Delhi
India
Date: Should’ve been years before this
To
The Muslims of India
Subject: Apology Letter
This letter is to apologize to all Muslims of India on behalf of the others, the members of the “Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community”. You know what this one is about. Of course, you do. It’s the CAA-NRC jodi, a mirror of a similar jodi in the higher-ups.
Quite frankly, I must say, you’re more citizen than us in one way. Most of you chose to be a part of India when you had the option of being in a State that has your religion as the State’s religion. For years, you have had to prove your loyalty and go through a test of your allegiance. Your anti-government statements are foolishly replied with asking you to go to the State you rejected. Some of you were and still are treated as second-class citizens. Twitter is a hell-hole for you (and increasingly for members of my community who support you).
But, please remember, that for every Hindu Rashtra sympathizer, there is a secular sympathizer (which, from being a word in the Preamble, has become a curse word for some). For every so-called Bhakt, there is a so-called Liberal (or Liberandu, if you’re deep into Twitter). For every Sadhvi Pragya, there is a Kanhaiya Kumar. For every Arnab Goswami, there is a Ravish Kumar. For every ‘Lakshman Pandey’, to your ‘Aslam Khan’, there are many ‘Sukhi Ram’, ‘Sonia’, ‘Karan Singhania’ and ‘DJ’ (Rang De Basanti), who are standing for you today.
I’m not endorsing violence, which is something some ‘Lakshman Pandey’ automatically attaches to every ‘Aslam Khan’, but not to other ‘Lakshman Pandey’s. I’m endorsing protest. Protest, because the current administration seems to have forgotten that in December 1973, in Gujarat, students at the LD Engineering College in Ahmedabad began raising their voices over campus grievances, like canteen charges. The police used force against them, which backfired: Protests blew up on other campuses, and spread into the city through early 1974, leading to state-wide strikes, arson and looting, all targeting the state government. Student protestors attacked the vehicles and property of Congress (I) legislators and corporators to frighten them into resigning. Ahmedabad was close to anarchy before the army marched in. What it created was a new General Secretary of the Lok Sangharsh Samiti in Gujarat in 1975, Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi.
Take care. Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear.
Regards
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